TWO MINISTER RELEASED FROM OFFICE
The Prime Minister, Dr Motsoahae Thomas Thabane has written letters to Ministers Matebatso Doti and Lebohang Hlaele informing them of their removal from ministerial position effective from February 18, 2019. “I write to inform you that, pursuant to the provision of section 87 (7) (d) of the Constitution of Lesotho, His Majesty Letsie III has […]
HIS MAJESTY RETURNS FROM ETHIOPIA
His Majesty King Letsie III arrived in the country on Wednesday from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where he participated at the African Union Summit. Speaking in an interview at the Moshoeshoe II International Airport, the Press Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Thabo Thakalekoala said His Majesty attended the summit in his capacity as […]
HIS MAJESTY TO CHAIR ALN SCORECARD LAUNCH
His Majesty King Letsie III will on Monday (11 February 2019) chair the launch of the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard with African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina who is also expected to be in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the African Union (AU) 32nd Summit which began on Thursday last week. […]
GOL, UNDP IMPLEMENT GEF
The Lesotho United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office and the Government of Lesotho have implemented the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed five-year project “Reducing vulnerability from climate change in Foothills, lower Lowlands and Senqu River”. The project implemented for a period between 2015 and 2020 is according to a press statement from UNDP aimed at […]
GOVERNMENT MAKES CHANGES
The Office of the Government Secretary has on Tuesday announced the inter changing of Ministerial positions and Principal Secretaries in some of the government ministries with immediate effect. According to information from the said Office, Mr. Tsukutlane Au and Mr. Mokoto Hloaele swapped positions as Mr. Au who was the Minister of Home Affairs is […]
JUDICIARY NEEDS FUNDS FOR SURVIVAL—ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
A well-funded judicial service is the indispensable fulcrum around which any modern nation’s socio-eco political development, transformation and stability revolve. This is according to the Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase when delivering her speech during the ceremonial opening of the High Court 2019 session on Friday. Acting Chief Justice Mahase explained that Lesotho’s judiciary is […]
SA TO RENEW LSP
The South Africa Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Siyabonga Cwele has announced that the Lesotho Special Permit (LSP), which expires this year will be renewed. This, he said at the press briefing held at Maseru border gate on Monday after his meeting with his Lesotho Counterpart, Mr. Tsukutlane AU. The objective of the meeting was […]
FIRST LADY TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE
The First Lady, Mrs. ‘Maesaiah Thabane will be conferred with honorary Ph.D by Divinity College Consortium (an Interdenominational University) in the United States of America on March o9, 2019. The Public Relations Manager in the office of the First Lady, Mr. Silas Monyatsi told LENA, saying the ceremony will be held at Oasis Auditorium in […]
LHDA WARNS BASOTHO OF POLIHALI JOB SCAMS
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has warned Basotho of job scams in which victims are being targeted with a fake invitation to apply for jobs at Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHDA). This follows a message that was trending on social media which requested people of different skills which included among […]
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IMPROVES SERVICE DELIVERY
As part of initiatives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in line with SDG 7: affordable and clean energy, the Minister of Energy and Meteorology on Friday last week launched rural electrification project at Nokong within the Mosalemane Constituency in Berea. About 670 households from eight villages of Nokong Moreneng, Masenkeng, Taung and Nts’irele […]
